Devi Bhagavata Purana · Chapter 3.11

satyavratākhyānavarṇanam
lomaśa uvāca
na vedādhyayanaṃ kiñcijjānāti na japaṃ tathā /
dhyānaṃ na devatānāñca na caivārādhanaṃ tathā

nāsanaṃ veda vipro'so prāṇāyāmaṃ tathā punaḥ /
pratyāhāraṃ tu no veda bhūtaśuddhiñca kāraṇam

na mantrakīlakaṃ jāpyaṃ gāyatrīñca na veda saḥ /
śaucaṃ snānavidhiñcaiva tathācamanakaṃ punaḥ

prāṇāgnihotraṃ no veda balidānaṃ na cātithim /
na sandhyāṃ samidho homaṃ viveda ca tathā muniḥ

so'karotprātarutthāya yatkiñciddantadhāvanam /
snānaṃ ca śūdravattatra gaṃgāyāṃ mantravarjitam

phalānyādāya vanyāni madhyānhe'pi yadṛcchayā /
bhakṣyābhakṣyaparijñānaṃ na jānāti śaṭhastathā

satyaṃ brūte sthitastatra nānṛtaṃ vadate punaḥ /
janaiḥ satyatapā nāma kṛtamasya dvijasya vai

nāhitaṃ kasyacitkuryānna tathā'vihitaṃ kvacit /
sukhaṃ svapiti tatraiva nirbhayaś‍cintayanniti

kadā me maraṇaṃ bhāvi duḥkhaṃ jīvāmi kānane /
jīvitaṃ dhikca mūrkhasya tarasā maraṇaṃ dhruvam

daivenāhaṃ kṛto mūrkho nānyo'tra kāraṇaṃ mama /
prāpya caivottamaṃ janma vṛthā jātaṃ mamādhunā

yathā vandhyā surūpā ca yathā vā niṣphalo drumaḥ /
adugdhadohā dhenuś‍ca tathā'haṃ niṣphalaḥ kṛtaḥ

kiṃ nu nindāmyahaṃ daivaṃ nūnaṃ karma mamedṛśam /
na dattaṃ pustakaṃ kṛtvā brāhmaṇāya mahātmane

na vai vidyā mayā dattā pūrvajanmani nirmalā /
tenāhaṃ karmayogena śaṭho'smi ca dvijādhamaḥ

na ca tīrthe tapastaptaṃ sevitā na ca sādhavaḥ /
na dvijāḥ pūjitā dravyaistena jāto'smi duṣṭadhīḥ

vartante muniputrāś‍ca vedaśāstrārthapāragāḥ /
ahaṃ sumūḍhaḥ sañjāto daivayogena kenacit

na jānāmi tapastaptuṃ kiṃ karomi susādhanam /
mithyāyaṃ me'tra saṅkalpo na me bhāgyaṃ śubhaṃ kila

daivameva paraṃ manye dhikpauruṣamanarthakam /
vṛthā śramakṛtaṃ kāryaṃ daivād‌bhavati sarvathā

brahmā viṣṇuśca rudraśca śakrādyāḥ kila devatāḥ /
kālasya vaśagāḥ sarve kālo hi duratikramaḥ

evaṃvidhānvitarkāṃstu kurvāṇo'harniśaṃ dvijaḥ /
sthitastatrāśrame tīre jānhavyāḥ pāvane sthale

viraktaḥ sa tu sañjātaḥ sthitastatrāśrame dvijaḥ /
kālātivāhanaṃ śāntaś‍cakāra vijane vane

evaṃ sthitasya tu vane vimalodake vai
varṣāṇi tatra navapañca gatāni kāmam /
nārādhanaṃ na ca japaṃ na viveda mantraṃ
kālātivāhanamasau kṛtavān vane vai

jānāti tasya vitataṃ vratameva lokaḥ
satyaṃ vadatyapi muniḥ kila nāmajātam /
jātaṃ yaśaś‍ca sakaleṣu janeṣu kāmaṃ
satyavrato'yamaniśaṃ na mṛṣābhibhāṣī

tatraikadā tu mṛgayāṃ ramamāṇa eva
prāpto niṣādaniśaṭho dhṛtacāpabāṇaḥ /
krīḍan vane'tivipule yamatulyadehaḥ
krūrākṛtirhananakarmaṇi cātidakṣaḥ

tenātikṛṣṭena śareṇa viddhaḥ
kolaḥ kirātena dhanurdhareṇa /
palāyamāno bhayavihvalaś‍ca
muneḥ samīpaṃ vidruto jagāma

vikaṃpamāno rudhirārdradeho
yadā jagāmāśramamaṇḍalaṃ vai /
kālastadātīva dayārdrabhāvaṃ
prāpto munistatra samīkṣya dīnam

agre vrajantaṃ rudhirārdradehaṃ
dṛṣṭvā muniḥ sūkaramāśu viddham /
dayābhiveśādatikampamānaḥ
sārasvataṃ bījamathoccacāra

ajñātapūrvaṃ ca tathāśrutañca
daivānmukhe vai samupāgatañca /
na jñātavānbījamasau vimūḍho
mamajja śoke sa munirmahātmā

kolaḥ praviśyāśramamaṇḍalaṃ tad
gato nikuñje pravilīya gūḍham /
aprāptamārgo dṛḍhanirviṇṇacetāḥ
pravepamānaḥ śarapīḍitatvāt

tataḥ kṣaṇādākaraṇāntakṛṣṭaṃ
cāpaṃ dadhāno'tikarāladehaḥ /
prāptastadante sa ca mṛgyamāṇo
niṣādarājaḥ kila kāla eva

dṛṣṭvā muniṃ tatra kuśāsane sthitaṃ
nāmnā tu satyavratamadvitīyam /
vyādhaḥ praṇamya pramukhe sthito'sau
papraccha kolaḥ kva gato dvijeśa

jānāmi te'haṃ suvrataṃ prasiddhaṃ
tenādya pṛcche mama bāṇaviddhaḥ /
kṣudhārditaṃ me sakalaṃ kuṭumbaṃ
vibhartukāmaḥ kila āgato'smi

vṛttirmamaiṣā vihitā vidhātrā
nānyā'sti viprendra ṛtaṃ bravīmi /
bhartavyameveha kuṭumbamañjasā
kenāpyupāyena śubhāśubhena

satyaṃ bravītvadya satyavrato'si
kṣudhāturo vartate poṣyavargaḥ /
kvāso gataḥ sūkaro bāṇaviddhaḥ
pṛcchāmyahaṃ vāḍava brūhi tūrṇam

teneti pṛṣṭaḥ sa munirmahātmā
vitarkamagnaḥ prababhūva kāmam /
satyavrataṃ me'dya bhavenna bhagnaṃ
na dṛṣṭa ityuccaritena kiṃ vai

gato'tra kolaḥ śaraviddhadehaḥ
kathaṃ bravīmyadya mṛṣā'mṛṣā vā /
kṣudhārdito'yaṃ paripṛcchatīva
dṛṣṭvā haniṣyatyapi sūkaraṃ vai

satyaṃ na satyaṃ khalu yatra hiṃsā
dayānvitaṃ cānṛtameva satyam /
hitaṃ narāṇāṃ bhavatīha yena
tadeva satyaṃ na tathā'nyathaiva

hitaṃ kathaṃ syādubhayorviruddhayo-
staduttaraṃ kiṃ na yathā mṛṣā vacaḥ /
vicārayanvāḍava dharmasaṅkaṭe
na prāpa vaktuṃ vacanaṃ yathocitam

bāṇāhataṃ vīkṣya dayānvitañca
kolaṃ tadante samudāhṛtaṃ vacaḥ /
tena prasannā nijabījataḥ śivā
vidyāṃ durāpāṃ pradadau ca tasmai

bījoccāraṇato devyā vidyā prasphuritākhilā /
vālmīkeś‍ca yathāpūrvaṃ tathā sa hyabhavatkaviḥ

tamuvāca dvijo vyādhaṃ sammukhasthaṃ dhanurdharam /
satyakāmastu dharmātmā ślokamekaṃ dayāparaḥ

yā paśyati na sā brūte yā brūte sā na paśyati /
aho vyādha svakāryārthin kiṃ pṛcchasi punaḥ punaḥ

ityuktastu tadā tena gato'sau paśuhā punaḥ /
nirāśaḥ sūkare tasminparāvṛtto nijālaye

brāhmaṇastu kavirjātaḥ prācetasa ivāparaḥ /
prasiddhaḥ sarvalokeṣu nāmnā satyavrato dvijaḥ

sārasvataṃ tato bījaṃ jajāpa vidhipūrvakam /
paṇḍitaś‍cātivikhyāto dvijo'sau dharaṇītale

pratiparvasu gāyanti brāhmaṇā yadyaśaḥ sadā /
ākhyānaṃ cātivistīrṇa stuvanti munayaḥ kila

tacchrutvā sadanaṃ tasya samāgamya tadāśrame /
yena tyaktaḥ purā tena gṛhaṃ nīto'timānitaḥ

tasmād‌rājansadā sevyā pūjanīyā ca bhaktitaḥ /
ādiśaktiḥ parā devī jagatāṃ kāraṇaṃ hi sā

tasyā yajñaṃ mahārāja kuru vedavidhānataḥ /
sarvakāmapradaṃ nityaṃ niś‍cayaṃ kathitaṃ purā

smṛtā sampūjitā bhaktyā dhyātā coccāritā stutā /
dadāti vāñchitānarthānkāryadā tena kīrtyate

anubhāvamidaṃ rājan kartavyaṃ sarvathā budhaiḥ /
dṛṣṭvā rogayutāndīnānkṣudhitānnirdhanāñchaṭhān

janānārtāṃstathā mūrkhānpīḍitānvairibhiḥ sadā /
dāsānājñākarānkṣudrānvikalānvihvalānatha

atṛptānbhojane bhoge sadārtānajitendriyān /
tṛṣṇādhikānaśaktāṃś‍ca sadādhiparipīḍitān

tathā vibhavasampannān putrapautravivardhanān /
puṣṭadehāṃś‍ca sambhogaiḥ saṃyutānvedavādinaḥ

rājalakṣmyā yutāñchūrānvaśīkṛtajanānatha /
svajanairaviyuktāṃś‍ca sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitān

vyatirekānvayābhyāṃ ca vicetavyaṃ vicakṣaṇaiḥ /
ebhirna pūjitā devī sarvārthaphaladā śivā

samārādhitā ca tathā nṛbhirebhiḥ sadāmbikā /
yato'mī sukhinaḥ sarve saṃsāre'sminna saṃśayaḥ

vyāsa uvāca
iti rājañchrutaṃ tatra mayā munisamāgame /
lomaśasya mukhātkāmaṃ devīmāhātmyamuttamam

iti sañcintya rājendra kartavyaṃ ca sadārcanam /
bhaktyā paramayā devyāḥ prītyā ca puruṣarṣabha

iti śrīdevībhāgavate mahāpurāṇe'ṣṭādaśasāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ
tṛtīyaskandhe satyavratākhyānavarṇanaṃ nāmaikādaśo'dhyāyaḥ